wes_mantooth wrote: How can Derosa throw the ball at a fan and then kick out the fan when he throws it back....fucking ridiculous.

Guarding LeBron James took a lot out of Paul Pierce, and that's why he's back. "The biggest thing," Pierce said, "is I don't have to guard LeBron James." And there it is. Against Cleveland, Pierce was defending the best basketball player in the world, a 6-foot-8, 260-pound bruiser with speed. James made Pierce look old. Against Orlando, it's like Pierce has been immersed into a tub of anti-aging cream -- and in a way, he has. That cream is called Vince Carter. The goo is good for what ails ya, because Carter isn't James. Carter is shorter by two inches, lighter by 40 pounds, softer by 10 rolls of Quilted Northern.